eraserheads 2012 los angeles,ca
right after the sandwich tour in los angeles i heard a source that raimund marasigan is coming back around september. with sandwich? hmmm that cannot be. vacation? possible but wait didnt they just enjoy their trip here (apl de ap's huge benefit concert at the hollywood bowl/ side shows in LA & the sf valley(concertmaster entertainment)? ok what about a reunion tour (eraserheads)? possible...why not? didn't they just do the Final Set in 2009 in Manila?
around mid july rumors started on facebook 4silhouetted characters and a sign "YES THE RUMOR IS TRUE (with an inverted E) signaling the Eheads sign. i said wow this is really brewing up! the last time eheads were together in the US soil was the pop machine tour may-june 2000 brought by happybox. 2years later the band disbanded. the band is undoubtedly the best band the philippines ever had!
wait what about the contract/agreement all the eraserheads band members signed that they all cannot have a reunion tour after the 2008/2009 final set per mtv philippines contract where they cannot have a reunion until the 10year expires within the country. fortunately the stipulation is only in the philippines. now ohhh so that means they can be anywhere else in the world!
end of july there is already a date of the north american tour which includes san francisco, los angeles, toronto(canada) & new jersey. then the promotional poster contest started where artists will compete with other artists to come up with the best artwork to be used for the promo/poster.
each tour is managed by each promoter/producer red cheese/san francisco,ca, rising sun/los angeles,ca, dumlao media/toronto,canada & nosaj entertainment/ new jersey. ticket prices were set from $70-140. a little pricey for the common filipino viewers/fans.
i met with raymond mangune of rising sun(raymond & mario) along side another photographer john maramba towards the end of september to discuss about the eraserheads concert. 2 1/2 hour of chat yielded me to ask him questions. raymond is a prominent businessman and a dentist in cerritos, someone new on the industry of producing a concert taking on the eraserheads. that's a daunting task to tackle. why the eraserheads? he believed in something big, something that relates to him, a musical inspiration in his college days in manila. he believed in bigger things to come to los angeles and a better venue for artists. eraserheads was a no brainer for him & they deserve a hollywood venue fit for an epic night to be remembered by many.
on the afternoon of the show hundreds people began lining up and as usual people will come and flock the event an hour prior to the show but the security of the hollywood palladium made it organized and ran things smoothly. the venue had a 3800 capacity all sold out! the reunion is such a hit that it took 3 years for north america to be able to hear once again the only band that mattered to them. slideshow intro and countdown was presented by levan "schizo" deguzman in pitch dark stage to commence the start of the show.ely buendia came out wooing the crowd to make some noise. to those of you who are curious alongside ely,raimund,buddy&marcus is rommel "sancho" sanchez who handles the guitars as well. all four band members played just like they did in their yesteryears no hitch no drama just plain fun for everyone. ely buendia still sounds the same as if i was listening to the first album ultraelectomagneticpop. all 28 songs including marcus adoro singing "wala" and the song "with a smile" where paco arespacochaga of the introvoys hitted the drums for the eraserheads song and raimund marasigan was taking pictures of the band and the crowd instead.
right after the concert each one went to their respective dressing rooms where they hanged out to rest after the long set and taking pictures and autographs with family/friends&production staff. luckily i kept the cam backstage to document those as well.
los angeles fans is so lucky to have witnessed an eraserheads concert right in the heart of hollywood. so as we go on by with our routine of our daily lives and career at least we can always reminisce to this night and say i was a part of history.
1st floor dressing room behind the stage
hallway leading to ely's dressing room
and now the concert images
paco arespacochaga(introvoys) hitting the drums with eheads
here are the images of john maramba
here is a video documentary of the concert by marknowhereman [www.youtube.com/user/rheaMDC21]
here is schizo's full version of the intro slideshow before the show
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